Letter from Šulgi to Puzur-Šulgi about waterways

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 3 - Literary letters and letter-prayers · 28 sections

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{m}puzur4-{d}šul-gi šagina bad3 igi-ḫur-saĝ-ĝa2 u3-na-a-dug4
Say to Puzur-Šulgi, commander of the fortress Igi-ḫursaĝa: this is what Šulgi, your lord, says:
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?šul-gi lugal-zu na-ab-be2-a
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ki ud bad3 gal igi-ḫur-saĝ-ĝa2 mu-du3-a
Where when I had built the great fortress Igi-ḫursaĝa, the …… not come out. The …… cannot drink water, because of a breach (?) in (?) the Tigris and Euphrates …… together with the Euphrates .
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X X X X nu-ed2-de3-ne
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?-?-? {id2}! {id2}buranun-? […]-a {id2}buranun-na-bi-ta […] a nu-na8-na8-?
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[…]-la nu2-de3
In order that …… should lie down, in order that …… should be absolutely clean, in order that …… should be put (?) ……, (1 line missing)
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[…] ⌈?⌉-luḫ-e-de3
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[…]-ni ?-ge5-de3
gap
(1 line missing)
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[…]?-? bi2-in-kur2-en
I will make …… change ……. After sending you back ……, I (?) instructed you ……. I (?) have built there (?) ……. They returned (?) …….
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[…] X mu-e-gi4-a
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[…]-? a mu-da-an-⌈?⌉
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[…] bi2-e-du3 […]
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[…] X-?-eš
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[…] ḫe2-eb2-dab5
May …… be taken up. May he rebuild …….
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[…] X ḫe2-en-du3
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[…] X X X ? ma-gi4-gi4
…… is sending to me ……. I will ask you (?) ……. …… of Zimudar shall indeed come to you ……. (1 line fragmentary) …… was taken (?).
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[… en3 …]-ra-ab-tar-re-en
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[…] zi-mu-dar-ra-ke4
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[…] X ḫe2-mu-e-ši-ĝen
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[…]-X-en-na-a
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[…] X-ra-ab-dab5
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[…]-ra-ab-⌈gi4-gi4⌉
…… be sent. I (?) know very well ……. …… abandon you (?). Should …… take ……, you both ……. It is urgent!
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[…]-e i3-zu-zu
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[…]-e-šub-be2-en
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[…] X-ba u3-bi2-dab5
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[…]-en-ze2-en
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[a-ma]-ru-kam

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